Our Teachers

A needlework and bead artist, designer and teacher, Arlene draws her inspiration for the projects in her classes from more than 35 years of collecting vintage ribbonry and beadwork. She specializes in easy to follow, step-by-step instructions written for novice and experienced alike.

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Nadine Berthiaume has been on a lifelong knitting journey since her introduction to knitting at 14, and began teaching knitting classes at 16 in her mother’s former knitting store. Nadine has been designing her own patterns over 20 years, and this fine needle art has become an integral part of her life.

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Elizabeth is a florist and mixed media artist who is passionate about being creative outside the lines. Her whimsical fairy gardens and fresh holiday wreaths are a favorite around here!

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Diane Calderwood is an innovative gourd artist who teaches gourd art at The InnGathering. She is now teaching new mixed media projects as well.

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Sheilah has been passionate about needle arts all her life. She teaches jewelry design, beadwork, knitting, crochet and has taught many other crafts for over 30 years.
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Teja is a respected sculptor, illustrator, impressionist painter and collage artist and has exhibited at the Laguna Festival and several art galleries. She teaches her ever popular Vintage Bobble tree class for us.

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As an artist and craftsperson, Kathy has explored and taught various media including clays, fibers and resins to create dolls and jewelry. She always enjoys introducing her students to new possibilities!

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Chris comes to us from the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California. Chris enjoys antique laces, linens, and wallpapers as she creates fabric books, journals, purses, and just about anything that serves both a purpose and is visually pleasing.

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Karen has been teaching with us since 2003. She excels in teaching silk ribbon embroidery, stump work, thread painting, lace dyeing and embellishments.
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Jaimee learned bear making from her mentor, teacher, and dear friend Evelyn Penfield, and is thrilled to teach the Teddy Bear Necessities class. She looks forward to fostering creativity, sparking imagination and building lasting memories with her students.

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Two of Donna's areas of expertise are quilting/sewing and baking. She teaches classes in both, including the Apple Pie Baking class, and is one of the bakers of our famous apple pie!

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Jill started crocheting a few years ago while taking classes at Piecemakers. She enjoys crocheting an array of projects, including Amigurami, and is excited to pass on her love of crochet to her students.
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Linda's specialty is botanical printing and natural dyeing. She is currently exploring a variety of California dyes with roots, bark, leaves and cones that she harvested from San Francisco to Orange County.

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Erica has loved sewing since she was a little girl. She uses her background in the fashion industry to make her own patterns and clothes, and wants to bring back the practice of sewing for everyday life!

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Bonny's passion is crafting and appliqueing, teaching students to make totes, backpacks, or whimsical  home dec items. Specializing in using the latest and greatest tools, Bonny helps her students make their projects look professional.

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Gigi Lenker is a local fiber artist who has a passion for creating yarn, weaving, and simple basket making including pine needle basketry! She also enjoys teaching the kids' crochet classes at The InnGathering.

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An award-winning designer and teacher, Hanne specializes in wool quilting, hand applique and embroidery techniques on her original quilts, bags, pincushions and 3-dimensional critters.

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We are pleased to welcome Lisa Mattock from Australia to The InnGathering! Lisa and her company “Forage, by Lisa Mattock” is about seeking out reclaimed and vintage textile treasures and upcycling them into beautiful pieces that speak to the soul of the stitcher.

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You may know Joanna from class registration. She also takes time to teach yummy scones and lemon curd!

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Leslie is an internationally recognized, master doll artist who loves teaching her magnificent creations! She has been with us for over 25 years, and is devoted to her students and her art.

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For over 40 years Evelyn has taught her whimsical world of Heirloom bear designs and all types of animals from California to New Zealand and Australia. She has delighted students with creations from bears to monkeys, squirrels, bunnies, embroidered pincushions, heirloom babies, and more!

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Danna has been teaching with us for 9 years. Her specialty is Alcohol Ink Art on a variety of substrates including YUPO paper, tile, jewelry, ornaments and more. She most recently has taught a couple classes using shrink plastic to make jewelry and charms.

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Sue Pletl has been embroidering for most of her life, starting with pillowcases when she was a little girl. She hopes to inspire you to create your memories with beautiful hand-crafted embroidered cards and bookmarks, and is sure you will love hand crafts as much as she does!
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Having over 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, Rossanna is well versed in garment construction. She teaches adults and kids' classes throughout the year and the ever popular kids' summer sewing camps.

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Part of the InnGathering Construction company team, Heather devotes her handwork time to ribbon and thread embroidery, bead work and soap/lotion/scrub making. She teaches these arts and grass roots skills to adults and children.
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Mary Shey’s needlework life began when she was four, and has been a lifelong love affair. Hailing from Acton, Massachusetts, she teaches the techniques and beauty of ribbon embroidery to all levels in Greater Boston, San Francisco and Southern California.

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Di is part of The InnGathering's production department that works on custom quilt orders, and original handcrafted items for sale at the store, including our yummy apple pies. She teaches embroidery, quilting and apple pie baking.
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Larene has been teaching with us since 2009. She specializes in simplifying quilting techniques, and excels in designing quilts, wallhangings, table runners, totes and more.

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Di Venter has an extensive background in teaching various sewing and art techniques in different parts of the world from South Africa to Berlin, United Kingdom and Tanzania. Di’s passion is designing and teaching a wide selection of bookbinding techniques.

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For over thirty years, Barbara has been designing, teaching and delighting her students with whimsical one-of-a-kind dolls. We always look forward to her original designs, and her newest creations are admired by both dollmakers and non-dollmakers alike!

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Since we met Alma eight years ago, she has felt so welcome. She is now teaching an Intro to Machine Sewing class! Specializing in working with beginners, her goal is to make everyone feel comfortable and confident using their sewing machine.

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LeeAnna has enjoyed teaching Shibori fiber arts classes for many years. She also creates and teaches other fine crafts to include handmade paper, alternative book arts, weaving, printmaking and ceramics to name a few.

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